Novell Previous Years Solved Sample Placement Papers
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He took to (a) / reading Times (b) / for better knowledge (c) / of the facts (d)/ No error (e)
a) He took to
b) reading Times
c) for better knowledge
d) of the facts
Ans: Option B
Solution:
"Times" should be preceded by "the" as it refers to a specific publication. Correct usage: "reading the Times." -
Likelihood
a) liken
b) likely
c) like
d) likeable
Ans: Option C
Solution:
"Likelihood" is a noun form derived from "like," which means probability or chance. -
With Justine’s nature and passion for art, she would make an excellent tour guide for the museum.
a) volatile
b) congenial
c) servile
d) fledgling
Ans: Option B
Solution:
"Congenial" means suitable or pleasant, making it the best fit to describe Justine as an excellent guide. -
The train had left.
a) past perfect
b) past continuous
c) past future
d) simple present
Ans: Option A
Solution:
"Had left" indicates an action completed before another past event, making it past perfect tense. -
You will have finished this work by tomorrow.
a) This work will be finished by tomorrow.
b) This work will finished tomorrow.
c) This work will have been finished by tomorrow.
d) This work will have been finished tomorrow.
Ans: Option C
Solution:
The sentence is in the future perfect tense, so the correct passive voice transformation is: "This work will have been finished by tomorrow." -
He may be innocent. I do not know.
a) I doubt -----------
b) I do not -----------
c) That he is -----------
a) Only A
b) Only B
c) Only C
d) A & B
Ans: Option B
Solution:
The correct completion is: "I do not know that he is innocent." -
A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train?
(A) 120 metres
(B) 180 metres
(C) 324 metres
(D) 150 metres
Answer: (A) 120 metres
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The length of the bridge, which a train 130 metres long and travelling at 45 km/hr can cross in 30 seconds, is:
(A) 200 m
(B) 225 m
(C) 245 m
(D) 250 m
Answer: (B) 225 m
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Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio of 5 : 4 respectively. Three years hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11 : 9 respectively. What is Anand's present age in years?
(A) 24
(B) 27
(C) 40
(D) Cannot be determined
Answer: (B) 27
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A is two years older than B who is twice as old as C. If the total of the ages of A, B and C be 27, how old is B?
(A) 7
(B) 8
(C) 9
(D) 10
Answer: (C) 9
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Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are:
(A) 39, 30
(B) 41, 32
(C) 42, 33
(D) 43, 34
Answer: (B) 41, 32
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What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the unit's digit?
(A) 1
(B) 14
(C) 20
(D) 21
Answer: (C) 20
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A tank is filled by three pipes with uniform flow. The first two pipes operating simultaneously fill the tank in the same time during which the tank is filled by the third pipe alone. The second pipe fills the tank 5 hours faster than the first pipe and 4 hours slower than the third pipe. The time required by the first pipe is:
(A) 6 hours
(B) 10 hours
(C) 15 hours
(D) 30 hours
Answer: (C) 15 hours
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A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 2. If 5% of the total profit goes to charity and A's share is Rs. 855, the total profit is:
(A) Rs. 1425
(B) Rs. 1500
(C) Rs. 1537.50
(D) Rs. 1576
Answer: (B) Rs. 1500
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Banker’s algorithm for resource allocation deals with:
(A) Deadlock prevention
(B) Deadlock avoidance
(C) Deadlock recovery
(D) None of these
Ans: (B) -
Thrashing can be avoided if:
(A) The pages belonging to the working set of the programs are in main memory
(B) The speed of the CPU is increased
(C) The speed of I/O processors is increased
(D) All of the above
Ans: (A) -
Which of the following communications lines is best suited to interactive processing applications?
(A) Narrowband channels
(B) Simplex channels
(C) Full-duplex channels
(D) Mixed band channels
Ans: (B) -
A feasibility document should contain all of the following except:
(A) Project name
(B) Problem descriptions
(C) Feasible alternative
(D) Data flow diagrams
Ans: (D) -
What is the main function of a data link content monitor?
(A) To detect problems in protocols
(B) To determine the type of transmission used in a data link
(C) To determine the type of switching used in a data link
(D) To determine the flow of data
Ans: (A)